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Grace Geyoro has won 107 caps for France A record £20. 7m ($28. 6m) was spent globally on transfers in the women's professional game in 2025 - an increase of 83. 6% from 2024 - according to a report published by Fifa. There was an increase in the total number of cross-border transfers, with 2, 440 completed in 2025, up 6. 3% on the previous year. But the report does not take into account deals done between teams in the same league, therefore, the actual total spend would be much higher. The number of clubs involved in transfers with fees also reached a new high, with 135 clubs spending money and 155 clubs receiving fees from at least one outgoing player in 2025. England was responsible for the biggest outlay on transfer fees at £7. 9m ($11m), with clubs bringing in a total of £1. 5m ($2. 1m) through sales. The USA was the next biggest spender at £5. 8m ($7. 9m). Grace Geyoro's move from Paris St-Germain to Women's Super League side London City Lionesses for a reported world record £1. 4m ($1. 9m) in September was the biggest single transaction. Of the five top transfer fees handed over, Chelsea were involved in two of them when signing defender Naomi Girma and forward Alyssa Thompson. In the men's professional game, there was also a new record set with £9. 5bn ($13. 08bn) spent on transfer fees, a 52. 3% increase from 2024. England topped the spending table with a total of £2. 7bn ($3. 8bn) in transfer fees. The top five transfer fees were paid by Premier League clubs and the two highest came from Liverpool when they signed Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike from Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt respectively. Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are back for another season of the Women's Football Weekly podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday on BBC Sounds, plus find interviews and extra content from the Women's Super League and beyond on the Women's Football Weekly feed Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Champions League: Build-up to final round of games as six English sides bid to go through Arsenal race into three goal lead against AS FAR in Champions Cup semi-final Sterling leaves Chelsea by mutual consent Explore the big screen adventures of the Starship Enterprise Agatha Christie: The best-selling novelist of all time New mysteries and family trouble are afoot in Death in Paradise New clues emerge in the search for Dr Ruja Ignatova Bayern legend? How Kane is viewed in Germany as contract talks begin Why England legend Root is so effective in Asia Global brand in an EFL world - Wrexham's £48m cash injection explained What happens next after latest link between heading and brain disease? Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week? Why did Alcaraz, Sinner & Sabalenka have to remove fitness trackers? Six English clubs, one huge night - all to play for in Champions League Can unfancied Scots be Six Nations contenders? F1 testing begins - but why all the secrecy? Cal-fouri, a lesser-spotted law & Russell v the Shed - Prem talking points 'Another unbelievable result' - but what's different about Man Utd now? 'Intoxicating title fight impossible to call as Hearts refuse to buckle' Grudge match or homecoming - what next for Pimblett? Is Sinner-Alcaraz in danger of making majors boring? Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.